Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Sexual Assault/Misconduct with a child |
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Years Imprisoned: |
0.58 |
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Year Convicted: |
2006 |
Year Cleared: |
2007 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Wisconsin |
County or Region of Crime: |
Milwaukee |
City of Crime: |
Milwaukee |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"David Sanders was wrongly convicted in December 2006 of sexually assaulting a minor. Sanders conviction was based on his identification by the victim. Based on new evidence of Sanders' innocence because he had been misidentified, his conviction was dismissed with prejudice on June 6, 1997 and he was released after 7 months in custody. On January 24, 2008 the Wisconsin Claims Board awarded Sanders' compensation of $5,000 plus $18,240 in attorney's fees." |
Conviction Caused By: |
Mistaken identification by the victim. |
Innocence Proved By: |
"Based on new evidence of Sanders' innocence his conviction was dismissed with prejudice on June 6, 1997." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
"$5,000 (State of Wisconsin, January 2008)" |
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Information Source 1: |
"David Sanders, Wisconsin Claims Board, January 24, 2008" |
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http://claimsboard.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=13153&locid=28 |
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